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Pia Caronongan

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Studying early care and education access and quality @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social @buwheelock.bsky.social

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Expanding early care and education access requires growing the early educator workforce. Our new WEPC brief from @piacar.bsky.social runs the numbers for Massachusetts: for every educator added, roughly four more must be recruited just to replace those who leave. Read the full brief below.
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Understanding ECE Workforce Needs in Massachusetts
Analysis of recent investments in ECE programs in Massachusetts. Shows that a stronger workforce is key to meeting demand.
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AEFP Live Handbook @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The first three years of life are a critical period for child development—but many families struggle to find affordable, high-quality care. In a new chapter, Pia Caronongan examines the research on infant and toddler ECE. Read more: livehandbook.org/early-educat...
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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Day 1 of #AEFP2026 features several presentations from WEPC and @buwheelock.bsky.social faculty, including brand new research on early educator wage growth from @piacar.bsky.social. We will also be hosting a can’t miss Policy Dialogue on higher ed finance at 3:15. Join us!
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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
In just a few days, WEPC will be at this year’s Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Conference in Chicago! Stay tuned for info on the 15+ panels and presentations from our faculty and staff, and check out a full program below. bit.ly/WEPC-AEFP2026 #AEFP2026 @buwheelock.bsky.social
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average. climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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Chabeli Carrazana @chabeli.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A full fact check on what's going on in Minnesota, wading through the politics & spin of this story. In short, there is no evidence of widespread child care fraud. We take you through the inspection data & government reports into the issue from the past decade. 19thnews.org/2026/01/chil...
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Here's what's really happening with child care fraud in Minnesota
Evidence is nowhere near the epidemic levels a viral YouTube video would suggest — but it hasn’t stopped a crackdown on child care funding. Here's a fact check.
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Also works in real life
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Made my day
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Coming to #APPAM2025 #2025APPAM? Hear what we've learned about ECE workforce compensation and financial support strategies in MA, IL, ME and DC. ⏰Friday, November 14, 8:30am 📍Room 708 (Sol Duc)
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Jo R. King @jo-r-king.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Going to #APPAM2025? Come to our panel where @bertabartoli.bsky.social will present our paper on the impact of sleep and time policy on student disciplinary outcomes. Paper draft (with a title we are very proud of) linked ⏰Friday, November 14, 3:30 to 5:00pm 📍Room: 504 - Foss tinyurl.com/3earym6n
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APPAM Fall Research Conference 2025
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Really appreciate the attention here to all the moving parts. The devil is in the details but also this seems like a great opportunity to build on learnings from recent innovations in compensation strategies, FCC integration in pre-k, and FCC incubators to name a few.
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Massachusetts Head Start centers close amid funding freeze
Four centers in Brockton and Norwood, which served 550 children, are closed, and more than 150 staff members are furloughed.
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
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Will America finally treat child care as a public good? Some states are about to find out
In November, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free daycare for children as young as 6 weeks. On the other side of the country, child care is a key issue in New York City's mayoral elect...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:
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ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.
Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.
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Anya Kamenetz @anya1anya.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Thanks to this family for sharing their story of fleeing Texas for the safety of their trans teen www.teenvogue.com/preview/stor...
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Why a Trans Teen Fled His Texas Home to Find Safety: "Daily Danger Zone"
“We drove over the Red River Valley and we were giving middle fingers out the window."
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 08/08/2025
The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities. It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree. Likely to enter force within days.
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Jackie Mader @jackiemader.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Child care teachers in the US make about $32,000 a year. This (and tough working conditions) has created mass child care teacher shortages & extremely high turnover rates.Our child care industry has long relied on immigrants, especially in big cities. My latest: hechingerreport.org/americas-chi...
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America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse - The Hechinger Report
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this spring, one pres...
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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Some states are seeking to deregulate child care. Advocates are fighting back www.the74million.org/zero2eight/s...
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Some States Are Seeking to Deregulate Child Care. Advocates Are Fighting Back
How advocates in three states beat back proposals to increase child care ratios.
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 11/06/2025
Here's a partial typology of titles: 1) X and Y 2) Say What You Found 3) Wordplay: Serious 4) Very Short (usually advisable only for future Nobel Prize winners)
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Tiffany Wu @tiffanyxwu.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🤔 What kind of Pre-K experience sets students up for long-term success? Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question! 🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf And 🧵👇
A screenshot of the abstract of the working paperFigure 1: School Enrollment Pathways for Lottery Winners and Control Group Students through 8th Grade. This figure represents school enrollment pathways across different school types (BPS, BPS Exam School, non-BPS district school, charter school, and other) for both lottery winners and the control group. The thickness of the lines represents the percentage of lottery winners/control group students that are enrolled in each type of school. Blue lines show the pathways taken by lottery winners, and BPS-specific school categories are highlighted in the light blue boxes. BPS = Boston Public Schools.
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Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
A new bipartisan bill would require private insurers to fully cover the cost of childbirth with no co-pays or deductibles. Average out-of-pocket costs today is ~$3,000. It’s a big deal, with an unusual origin story, and backed by an even more unusual alliance of orgs 🧵 www.vox.com/policy/41491...
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America might finally make childbirth free
An unlikely alliance is supporting a new bipartisan bill in Congress.
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
😮
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Some things never change in that Bon Iver makes me cry and I will happily watch Noah Wyle work his magic in an ER
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The president of Nintendo of America is named Bowser?!?
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
omg gigil is in the dictionary we've really made it www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/s...
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Oxford Dictionary Adds New Words, Including ‘Gigil’ for Extreme Cuteness (Gift Article)
The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable.
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Hoooooooooly 😮🚀
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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
#AEFP2025 has been quite a success. We're really proud of and excited by the work and thoughtful engagement in policy-relevant, rigorous research on display by all of our @buwheelock.bsky.social faculty, students, WEPC alumni, staff and partners. Thanks for a wonderful few days!
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Amy Checkoway @checky22.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Spending 90 minutes with this amazing panel yesterday talking about early education and care data learnings and needs was such a bright spot and honor. @dbassok.bsky.social @piacar.bsky.social #AEFP2025
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Welcome to Bluesky @cscce.bsky.social ! Added you to this starter pack go.bsky.app/SpVmXZP
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Come join us! @aefpweb.bsky.social We'll discuss the unique experiences and needs of the ECE workforce and strategies for supporting them. We'll also reflect on how to leverage the broader evidence base on supporting educators and the workforce. #AEFP2025
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Paola Guerrero-Rosada @paolaguerreror.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
As universal prekindergarten (UPK) expands, understanding which community-based organizations (CBOs) apply—and why—matters for equity and access. With @weilanch.bsky.social, Meghan McCormick, Catherine Snow. Read more: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1151 #ECE #UPK #EquitableECE #EduSky #WomaninQuant
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Count Me In? Identifying Factors That Predict Centers’ Application to Boston’s Mixed-Delivery Universal Pre-K Program
Universal prekindergarten (UPK) programs often expand through mixed-delivery systems by offering seats in public schools and community-based centers (CBOs). Although this approach aims to meet varied ...
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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We're geared up for next week's @aefpweb.bsky.social conference. WEPC faculty/students are presenting 15+ papers, chairing 5 sessions & hosting a can’t miss Policy Dialogue. Check us out! @joshua-goodman.com @lizbettini.bsky.social @oliviachi.bsky.social @piacar.bsky.social @christocleve.bsky.social
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 06/03/2025
Our BU Wheelock Education Policy Center is going to be everywhere at next week's AEFP conference! Between our current faculty and PhD students and our alums, we'll be in 20+ sessions. Here's what we're presenting: wheelockpolicycenter.org/event/associ... @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
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a man says wherever you go there we are
ALT: a man says wherever you go there we are
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Beth Schueler @bethschueler.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
It's that time of year to circulate this list of orgs for those seeking ed policy jobs/internships. Please let me know if there are opportunities/orgs I should add. Good luck out there! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The Unofficial List of Ed Policy Orgs for Job/Internship Seekers
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
😩
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Pinned tweet
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homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
A starter pack with many great @buwheelock.bsky.social colleagues! Grateful to be surrounded by such wide-ranging expertise and people who care so deeply about making a difference.
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Daphna Bassok @dbassok.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
New @brookings.edu piece on the power of workforce data for improving ECE access/quality, highlighting Virginia's unique LinkB5 early childhood data system. @uvaehd.bsky.social @uvabatten.bsky.social www.brookings.edu/articles/wor...
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How Virginia’s LinkB5 system advances early education policy
Virginia’s LinkB5 system improves early education workforce data to address teacher shortages and guide better policymaking.
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Beyoncé on Tiny Desk when
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andré @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
me receiving a compliment
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 14/01/2025
It's not everyday that I wake up to a front page article in the Boston Globe featuring a colleague of mine, complete with photo shoot. Today is that day! Fantastic coverage of the teacher workforce research that @oliviachi.bsky.social does here at BU Wheelock. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/b...
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Strategies for Children @sfc-ma.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Join us today and all week on #The930Call! Learn more about our daily check-in for the early childhood community and sign-up for weekly email updates and Zoom access www.strategiesforchildren.org/930Call.html
Monday, January 13 | Getting Ready for the 2025 - 2026 Massachusetts Legislative Session - We will review key dates, timelines, the legislative process and ways to connect with your elected officials. The first step is to find out who represents you at the State House.

Tuesday, January 14 | AUA - Ask Us ANYTHING about Advocacy - We want to hear your questions - what do you need to know? What have you always wondered, but never asked!? What information would be helpful? Help us as we design Advocacy Headquarters on our website.

Wednesday, January 15 | Updates from the Field - Opportunity for 9:30 Callers to share updates.

AND at Wednesday, January 15 at 6:30PM - The 9:30 Call en Español!

Learn about early childhood programs at Holyoke Community College: Career Pathways, Western Professional Development Center, Mentor Training, and Itsy Bitsy Child Watch from our guest speakers: Marangely La Santa, Senior Bilingual Community Outreach Advisor, Emmy Phelps, Western PDC Bilingual Coach, and Kimm Quinlan, Director of Early Childhood Initiatives. Led by co-hosts Harold Blanco and Paula A. Echeverri Durango of Paula's Barn Child Care in Springfield, MA; ECCHO-Latino; The Advocacy Network Alumni, Strategies for Children. This call will be conducted completely in Spanish.

Thursday, January 16 | Kelly Etter, Ph.D., Vice President, Early Childhood Equity Initiatives, and Frannie Einterz, Senior Director, at The Policy Equity Group will share more about FOLLOW THE MONEY: An Interactive Guide to the Economics of Child Care

Friday, January 17 | NO CALLParticipe en un llamada especial The 9:30 Call en Español el Miércoles, 15 de Enero 6:30 pm por Zoom!

Conozca los programas relacionados con la primera infancia en Holyoke Community College: Career Pathways, Western Professional Development Center, Mentor Training y Itsy Bitsy Child Watch a través de nuestras oradoras invitadas: Marangely La Santa, Consejera bilingüe senior de extensión comunitaria, Emmy Phelps, Entrenadora bilingüe del PDC occidental, y Kimm Quinlan, Directora de Iniciativas para la Primera Infancia

Dirigida por los co-anfitriones Harold Blanco y Paula A. Echeverri Durango de Paula's Barn Child Care–Springfield, MA; ECCHO-Latino; The Advocacy Network, Strategies for Children

Esta llamada se realizará completamente en español. Sea parte de una comunidad de colegas en el campo de la educación temprana y el cuidado infantil en el estado de Massachusetts. Obtenga más información e inscríbase www.strategiesforchildren.org/930Call

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Join us for a special 9:30 Call in Spanish on Wednesday, January 15 at 6:30 pm on Zoom!

Learn about early childhood programs at Holyoke Community College: Career Pathways, Western Professional Development Center, Mentor Training, and Itsy Bitsy Child Watch from our guest speakers: Marangely La Santa, Senior Bilingual Community Outreach Advisor, Emmy Phelps, Western PDC Bilingual Coach, and Kimm Quinlan, Director of Early Childhood Initiatives

Led by co-hosts Harold Blanco and Paula A. Echeverri Durango of Paula's Barn Child Care–Springfield, MA; ECCHO-Latino; The Advocacy Network, Strategies for Children

This call will be conducted completely in Spanish. Be part of a community of colleagues in the field of early education and child care in the state of Massachusetts. Learn more and sign up www.strategiesforchildren.org/930Call
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Among their incredible feats, Strategies for Children convenes a daily (yes, daily) 930 call that brings together early childhood stakeholders from across MA - one of the most authentic and consistent examples I've seen of community engagement and collaboration. Welcome @sfc-ma.bsky.social !
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Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Join me in donating: Anti Recidivism Coalition: antirecidivism.org (type "firefighter fund" in payment box) American Red Cross: www.redcross.org/donate/donat... (select California Wildfires) California Community Foundation: www.calfund.org/funds/wildfi... Mutual Aid LA Network: mutualaidla.org
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Home - Anti Recidivism Coalition
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Daphna Bassok @dbassok.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Hi! ECE & policy folks: I'm looking for a postdoc to join our (really terrific) SEE-Partnerships team, doing research on ECE access & workforce issues! Please spread the word! uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
The School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia seeks applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate with strong interests in early childhood education policy to join the...
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
The first session to be live streamed today at 8am PT is: "Who Cares? Care, Care Work, and Family Leave Policies"
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Fascinating
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Pop Tart 😂
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Sarah Yergeau @sarahyergeau.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
And for more research and policy focused early care and education accounts, check out this awesome starter pack from @piacar.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/SpVmXZP
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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I appreciate how this article dives into the complexity and implementation challenges (cliff effect, introduces disparity in pay of educators vs directors) of the DC Pay Equity Fund alongside the undeniable successes www.npr.org/2024/12/12/n...
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How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
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